North Yarmouth, officially the Town of North Yarmouth, is a

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, United States. North Yarmouth is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 4,072 at the 2020 United States census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

History

The area embracing North Yarmouth, first settled in 1636, was abandoned twice before successful final settlement in 1713. In 1646, William Royall (–1676) purchased a farm on the river that, since, has borne his name. John Cousins (–1682), a few years previous, occupied a neck of land between branches of a stream and owned an island, both now bearing his name. These settlements were established in the vicinity, called by the Wabanakis, as "Wescustogo". Yarmouth originally constituted the eastern portion of North Yarmouth; the "North" in the name intended to differentiate it from Yarmouth,

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, on Cape Cod (Maine then being a part of Massachusetts). North Yarmouth was chartered on September 22, 1680, encompassing the area of the present Town of North Yarmouth and the future towns of Harpswell (until 1750),

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(until 1789), Pownal (until 1808, from Freeport),

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(until 1821), and Yarmouth (until 1849).''Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History'', William Hutchison Rowe (1937) In 1980, to coincide with the tricentennial celebration of the incorporation of the Town of North Yarmouth, a new printing of the

William Hutchinson Rowe William Hutchinson Rowe (March 6, 1882''Maine Biographies'', Harrie B. Coe (before 1937), p. 135 – 1955) was an American author and historian who lived in Yarmouth, Maine. The town's elementary school, built the year he died, is now named for ...

original 1937 book '' Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636–1936: A History'' was made.

First Congregational Church

First Congregational Church stands on Gray Road (

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) at its intersection with New Gloucester Road (

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). Built in 1839, one of its early ministers was

Asa Cummings Asa Cummings (September 29, 1790 – June 5, 1856) was an American Congregational church, Congregational minister and author. He was ordained into the ministry of the First Congregational Church in North Yarmouth, Maine, in 1821. He wrote a well- ...

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,210 people, 1,118 households, and 924 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,142 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.66%

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, 0.09%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 1,118 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were

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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.13. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $60,850, and the median income for a family was $65,000. Males had a median income of $42,986 versus $29,179 for females. The

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for the town was $25,180. About 0.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 3,565 people, 1,297 households, and 1,036 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 1,354 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.4%

, 0.2%

, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 1,297 households, of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were

living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.1% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age in the town was 42.5 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 34.7% were from 45 to 64; and 10.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

Amenities

In 2021, the Old Town House was moved approximately to the southwest, to the village green in the center of town, on the site of the former Westcustogo Hall. The project, including its renovation, cost over $850,000. The building was constructed on Memorial Highway in 1853. It was closed in 2012 due to structural problems. The privately owned, unattended Eagle Field airstrip is located between Walnut Hill Road and Prince Well Road, just north of Toots Ice Cream. Its FAA identifier is 15ME, and it was activated in 2006. Its (unpaved)

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headings are 7 and 25 and its

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is 150 feet. Its

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is Boston Center, while its

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is Bangor. Toddy Brook Golf Course (18 holes, par 71) is located at the corner of Sligo Road and Memorial Highway ( State Route 9).

Notable people

Rufus Anderson Rufus Anderson (August 17, 1796 – May 23, 1880) was an American minister who spent several decades organizing overseas missions. Personal life Rufus Anderson was born in North Yarmouth, Maine, in 1796. His father, also named Rufus Anderson, ...

, author, missionary * Sylvanus Blanchard, sea captain * Edward Brooks, minister * Dr.

Eleazer Burbank Eleazer Burbank (between January and April 1793 – March 30, 1867) was a 19th-century American physician and legislator in the State of Maine. Early life and education Burbank was born in early 1793 in Scarborough, Maine (then part of Massachus ...

, physician and state legislator * Augustus W. Corliss, writer and historian * John Cousins, early settler *

Samuel Drinkwater Samuel Drinkwater (February 24, 1742 – July 30, 1834) was an American sea captain. A native of North Yarmouth, Maine, North Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts, he became captain of the USS Enterprise (1799), USS ''Enterprise'' during the War of ...

, sea captain * Tristram Gilman, minister * Anne P. Graham, politician * Jonathan Greeley, sea captain * Elijah Dix Green, merchant * William Hawes, mill owner and state legislator * Gad Hitchcock, physician * Levi Marston, sea captain * Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell, physician and state legislator * Jacob Mitchell, deacon * James Parker, innkeeper * Cushing Prince, politician * Cushing Prince Jr., sea captain *

Harlan Prince Harlan Page Prince (June 9, 1837 – March 5, 1899) was an American sea captain in the 19th century. He began going to sea at the age of fifteen in a career that lasted for forty years. He commanded eight ships during his career. Upon retirement ...

, sea captain * Paul Prince, patriot * Reuben Prince, sea captain * William Royall, early settler * Edward Russell, Maine secretary of state, brigadier general * Zeruiah Standish, grand-daughter of

Myles Standish Myles Standish ( – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer and colonist. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States by the Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrims. Standish accompan ...

''Chamber of Commerce Journal of Maine'', Volume 13 (1901), p. 6 * Lyman Fessenden Walker, shipbuilder

References

External links

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North Yarmouth news

Maine Genealogy: North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
{{Cumberland County, Maine Portland metropolitan area, Maine Towns in Cumberland County, Maine 1636 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies